Dipropus yaqui, Johnson, 2016

Johnson, Paul J., 2016, Five new species of Dipropus Germar (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from west-central North America, and a lectotype designation for Elater soleatus Say, Insecta Mundi 2016 (523), pp. 1-27 : 9-11

Dipropus yaqui new species

( Fig. 11–12 , 18 )

Description. As for D. pericu , except length 13.4–15.4 mm, width 3.6–4.2 mm. Integument rufopiceous to piceous; venter, antennae, and legs rufobrunneus with rufopiceous highlights.

Head with vertex and frons coarsely, umbilicately punctate; frons depressed to shallowly concave discally. Compound eyes large, ocular index 36–41. Antenna moderately long, reaching to metafemoral angle of elytra, antennomere 8 reaching apex of hind angle, antennomeres 3–10 moderately serrate, 2–3, 7, 11 length ratio 1.0:4.5, 5.0, 6.8.

Pronotum as wide as long; trapezoidal; lateral margin strongly carinate at hind angle, evident to anterior margin; integumental punctures coarse, umbilicate, approximate, becoming slightly sparser on posterior declivity. Hind angles divergent at base, slightly incurved apically; with strong dorsal carina near lateral margin. Hypomeron with coarse, umbilicate punctures.

Elytra with intervals shallowly convex throughout, becoming obscurely corrugated apically; apices conjointly rounded to subtruncate.

Mesocoxal lamina with subtriangular extension rounded at apex. Ventrites with coarse umbilicate punctures; metaventrite punctures finer discally, posteriorly. Abdominal ventrite punctures shallow; sparser and subumbilicate; becoming small, dense on ventrite 5.

Metaleg with tibia 1.1x length of femur, tarsus 0.9x length of tibia; tarsomere length ratio 1.00:0.58:0.25:0.25:0.75.

Aedeagus as in Fig. 13 ; basal piece 0.60 of total length, paramere 0.35 of total length, paramere apex 0.39 of paramere length.

Female body subparallel; pronotum length 0.8x width; antenna short, antennomere 10 reaching apex of hind angle, antennomere 2–4, 11 length ratio 1.0:3.7:3.0, 5.33; metatarsomere length ratio 1.00:0.37:0.18:0.18:0.75; ventrite 5 with punctures fine, dense, evenly distributed.

Type Specimens. Holotype, male, labelled: Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Pena Blanca Lake , 20 July 1985, Paul K. Lago ( PJJC to USNM).

Paratypes (207): MEXICO, SONORA, Rancho el Jarazos , 22.4 km N of Nacozari de Garcia, Sierra la Púrica, 30.57556ºN 109.73250ºW, 1595m, 16.vii.2013, T.R. Van Devender A.L. Reina-G., rocky cyn, oak woodland (2, PJJC) ; 55 km SW Moctezuma , 23.vii.1980, at light, 1066 m, S. McCleve, P. Jump (1, UAIC) ; 17 km SW Moctezuma , 21-22.vii.1980, at light, 944 m, S. McCleve, P. Jump (1, UAIC) . UNITED STATES, ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Portal , 4.viii.1973 / collector P.M. Jump (2, SDMC) ; Steward Cmpgrd, Cave Creek , 4.viii.1974, A.V.Evans (1, TAMU) ; nr SW Research Station, Cave Creek Cyn , 5,650 ft., 31°53’38”N, 109°12’53”W, 6.viii.20003, E. Riley, UV (1, TAMU) ; Chiricahua M., vii-12-65 / D.J. & J.N. Knull Colls (1, USNM) ; same vii-22-65 (1, USNM); same viii-1-65 (1, USNM); same viii-4-65 (1, USNM); same viii-9-65 (1, USNM); Sunny Flat Cpgd, Chiricahua Mtns , 31.vii.1986 (1, BMEC) ; Huachuca M., vii-1921, D.J. & J.N. Knull collrs / J.N. Knull collection (1, USNM) ; 1 mile So. Portal , 22.vii.1965, 4800 ft. at light / collectors: J.H. Davidson, J.M. Davidson, M.A. Cazier (1, BMEC) ; 23.vii.1965 (4, BMEC) ; 24.vii.1965 (1, BMEC) ; 25.vii.1965 (3, BMEC) ; 27.vii.1965 (1, BMEC) ; 29.vii.1965 (3, BMEC) ; 2.viii.1965 (1, BMEC) ; 3.viii.1965 (1, BMEC) ; 8.viii.1965 (1, BMEC) ; Chiricahua Mt., S.Fork Cn. / Lot No. 824, 13.vii.1964, R.H. Arnett, Jr, ER. VanTassell (1, FSCA) ; Lot No. 814, 10.vii.1964, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (1, FSCA) ; 24.vii.1965, blacklight trap (3, FSCA) ; lot no. 837, 18.vii. 1964, R.H. Arnett, Jr., ER VanTassell (1, FSCA) ; S.W. Research Station , 5 mi. W. Portal, 5400’, 25.vii.1956, MJWestfall / J.N. Knull det. 1960 (3, FSCA) ; 4.viii.1956 (1, FSCA) ; Stewart Campground , 7.vii.2013, at light, Col. Gareth S. Powell (1, GSPC) ; Chiricahua Mountains, 7.vii.2013, on ground at night, Kyle E. Schnepp / Stewart Campground , 31º53.457’N, 109º10.063W (1, KESC). Pima Co., Continental , 14.vii.1974, D.G. Marqua coll. (1, TAMU) ; Baboquivari Mts, Sabino Cn , 1143 m [31.8176N, 111.5473W], 31.vii.1979, at light, S. McCleve (2, UAIC) ; Molino Cn. / Lot No. 409, 12.vii.1959, R.H. Arnett, Jr. (1, FSCA). Santa Cruz Co., Madera Cyn. , 4880’, 15.vii.1963 / V.L. Vesterby collector (19, BMEC) ; 18.vii.1963 (14, BMEC) ; 21.vii.1963 (12, BMEC) ; 23.vii.1963 (10, BMEC) ; 31.vii.1963 (1, BMEC) ; 3.viii.1963 (4, BMEC) ; 11.viii.1963 (1, BMEC) ; same, 14.viii.1963 (1, BMEC) ; 14.vi.1965 / collector D.N. Harrington (1, BMEC) ; 18.vi.1965 (4, BMEC) ; 19.vi.1965 (7, BMEC) ; 15.vii.1965 (5, BMEC) ; 25.vii.1965 (1, BMEC) ; 27.vii.1965 (3, BMEC) ; 31.vii.1965 (1, BMEC) ; 8.viii.1965 (3, BMEC) ; 10.viii.1965 (1, BMEC) ; 12.viii.1965 (3, BMEC) ; 5.viii.1976 / R.T. Ross Acc. No (1, BMEC) ; 12.vii.1981 (1, BMEC) ; 1.viii.67 / M.W. Stone colr (1, BMEC) ; 8.vii.1963, J.S. Beckett collector (1, BMEC) ; Santa Rita Mts , 24-25.ii.1966, D.G. Marqua & M.E. Thompson (1, BMEC) ; Madera Canyon , 24.viii.1975, coll-L. Bezark, G. Nishida, C. Kitayama, B. Tilden (2, PJJC) ; 13.viii.1983, G.W. Ulrich, U.V. (1, PJJC) ; 15.viii.1983 (1, PJJC) ; 26.viii.1984 (1, PJJC) ; 15.viii.1973, C. Bellamy collector (1, TAMU) ; 13-14.viii.1983: E.G. & M.A. Riley (2, TAMU) ; 9-20.viii.1978, coll: Brown, Faulkner (1, SDMC) ; 2.ix.1969, coll. Peter M. Jump (1, SDMC) ; lot no 436, 5.viii.1959, R.H. Arnett, Jr. (1, FSCA) ; 27.vii.1969, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (4, FSCA) ; 3.viii.1968 (1, FSCA) ; Bog Springs Cmpgrd , 2.viii.1974, A.V. Evans (2, TAMU) ; 3.viii.1973, A Evans (2, TAMU) ; vic. Roundup Cmpg , 27.vii.1986, K.A. Smith & D.E. Russell (1, PJJC) ; 12.viii.1983, G.W. Ulrich, U.V. (1, PJJC) ; nr. Peña Blanca Lake , 31°22’58”N, 111°05’30”W, 7.viii.2003, E. Riley, UV (12, TAMU) ; 3.2 km S. Pena Blanca Lake, 1250 m, 28.vii.1989, R.S. Anderson & S. McCleve: UV light (2, TAMU) ; Patagonia , 17.vii.1974, D.G. Marqua coll. (1, TAMU) ; Pajarito Mts., Pena Blanca Can. , 27.vii.1978, 1191 m, at lite, S. McCleve (1, UAIC) ; 30.vii.1979, 1158 m, at lite, S. McCleve (1, UAIC) ; Pena Blanca, Pajarito Mts. / Lot No. 600, 21.vii.1962, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (1, FSCA) ; 28.vii.1962 (1, FSCA) ; 31.vii.1962 (1, FSCA) ; Lot no. 600, 1.viii.1962 (2, FSCA) ; Lot no. 600, 6.viii.1961 (1, FSCA) ; Lot No. 543, 2.viii.1961 (1, FSCA) ; Lot No. 563, 6.viii.1962 (1, FSCA) ; Lot No. 840, 30.vii.1964 (1, FSCA) ; 20.vii.1964 (1, FSCA) ; Lot no. 600, 6.viii.1962, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (1, FSCA) ; Lot No. 763, 24.vii.1963, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (1, FSCA) ; Lot No. 763, 9.viii.1963 (1, FSCA) ; Pajarito Mts., Pena Blanca Cyn. 28.vii.1970, K. Stephan Coll. (1, FSCA) ; Patagonia Mts. , Harshaw Cr., 1577 m, 1.viii.1979, at light, S. McCleve (2, UAIC) ; Santa Rita Mts., Gardner Cn , 1508 m, 6.viii.1980, at light, S. McCleve (1, UAIC) ; 16.vii.1980 (2, UAIC) ; Sycamore Cyn. , 15.viii.1966 / H.K. Court collector (1, BMEC) ; near Peña Blanca Lake , 13.vii.2013, at light, Kyle E. Schnepp (1, KESC) . NEW MEXICO, Hidalgo Co., Animas Mts., Indian Creek , 5-6.viii.1979, 1737 m, at light, S. McCleve (2, UAIC) ; 1566 m, Double Adobe Cr. , 10.vii.1981, at light, S. McCleve (4, UAIC) .

Additional Material Examined. MEXICO / Chas. Schaeffer collection (1, USNM).

Etymology. The species epithet “ yaqui ” is treated as a noun in apposition and is named in honor of the Yaqui indigenous people of Arizona and Sonora.

Distribution. MEXICO, Sonora; UNITED STATES: Arizona, New Mexico.

Notes. This is the largest, darkest-colored, and probably the most commonly collected species in the region. The large series of specimens in the Bohart Museum (BMEC) was originally determined as D. pinguis (Candèze) , a species from Mesoamerica. Two Arizona specimens from the FSCA were originally identified as I. approximatus (Candèze) , another Mesoamerican species.

Figures

Figures 9-12. Dipropus species. 9) D. warneri n. sp., male. 10) D. warneri n. sp., female. 11) D. yaqui n. sp., male. 12) D. yaqui n. sp., female.

Figures 13-18. Dipropus species, aedeagi, dorsal aspects. 13) D. pericu n. sp. 14) D. reinae n. sp. 15) D. sonora n. sp. 16) D. sus (Candèze). 17) D. warneri n. sp. 18) D. yaqui n. sp.